International Perspectives on Competence in the Workplace Implications for Research, Policy and Practice

International Perspectives on Competence in the Workplace Implications for Research, Policy and Practice / edited by Christine R. Velde.

As the world’s economy develops into a more dynamic, fast-moving, and unpredictable entity, it is crucial that the workers who create wealth have the ability to assess and respond to new and unforeseen challenges. In other words, the future will require a more competent workforce. What, though, does...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Velde, Christine R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:2nd ed. 2009.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Professional education.
Vocational education.
Personnel management.
Management.
Learning.
Instruction.
Lifelong learning.
Adult education.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Competence in the Workplace: A Focus on Industry and Vocational Education
  • Understanding of Work: The Basis for Competence Development
  • Exploring Opportunities for Collaborative Linkages in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Sector
  • Workplace Competence: Integrating Social and Personal Perspectives
  • Competence in the Workplace: A Focus on Schools and Colleges
  • The Changing Context of Business Education: Competency Requirements for the New Paradigm
  • Professional Competencies: Perspectives and Challenges for the Tertiary Sector
  • Employers' Perceptions of Graduate Outcomes: A Case Study of a Private College in Shanghai
  • Competence in the Workplace: A Focus on Small Business and Companies
  • Workplace Trainers in Enterprises: Merging and Emerging Areas of Practice
  • Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies Through Dilemma Reconciliation
  • Learning Environments of Employees in Knowledge-Intensive Company Units
  • Competence in the Workplace: A Focus on University and Global Contexts
  • Intercultural Knowledge Management: A Competency Model for the Repatriation of Expatriates in the Asia-Pacific
  • Local Needs, Global Contexts: Innovation and Excellence in Teaching in the Modern University
  • Demands for Intercultural Communicative Competence in Working Life
  • Conclusion.

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